This past week I made a couple of trips to Shenandoah National Park and Huntley Meadows Park, a Fairfax County park in Virginia. The weather was spectacular with lower than normal temperatures and humidity for this time of year. One of the few places in my area that I can see a Belted Kingfisher is Huntley Meadows. Food is plentiful in the wetlands there for the Kingfisher.

In Shenandoah, traveling down Skyline Drive, there are usually frequent sightings of white-tailed deer along the road. Occasionally you can spot a black bear and perhaps a rare sighting of a bobcat. While I wasn’t lucky to spot any bear or bobcat on this trip, I did see a number of deer and a turkey with chicks.

If you get a chance to visit Huntley Meadows, it is very worthwhile. The wetlands there draw a wide range of birdlife throughout the year. The park is more than just birds though, you have the chance of seeing deer, beavers, otters, snakes, turtles, frogs and a variety of insects and other wetland wildlife. Below are some photos from this week’s visit.